Oban 14 Year
$152.99
Oban 14 is a touchstone malt. One that sits on most backbars across the country. It's rather singular profile makes it a restaurant favorite, in fact, and it's silky, salty and slightly peaty profile make it a complimentary malt to most food styles. Ask most any whisky fan what their gateway dram was and you're almost certain to hear this one crop up in the first few whiskies mentioned. There's good reason for that. Oban's malty, cereal-driven, and faintly peaty profile has just enough fruity sweetness underlying (and even a wee creamy top note!) that it is able to seduce ridiculously broad audiences through its sheer approachability. More defining than any of the afore-mentioned characteristics, though, is the coastal influence that permeates every bottle of Oban. That slightly saline character puts this in a special category that only a handful of Scotland's malts fit into.
Oban 14 is a part of Diageo's Classic Malts series for good reason. You may find it safe, but there's no way you won't find it utterly satisfying. 43% abv
Balvenie 12 Year Doublewood 40%
$102.99
Bottled at 40% the Balvenie Double Wood is matured in ex-Bourbon casks before finising in Oloroso sherry casks for 9 months. The whisky is then married in tuns for 3-4 months before bottling.
Producer Description
"DoubleWood 12 was launched in 1993, using a process designed by our Malt Master David Stewart in 1982, now commonly known as 'wood finishing'. To make The Balvenie DoubleWood, David Stewart MBE takes whisky that has spent at least 12 years in traditional whisky casks, American Oak ex-bourbon barrels and hogsheads, and moves it to Spanish oak ex-Oloroso sherry casks for an additional nine months. The whisky is then transferred to large oak vessels called “tuns” for 3-4 months to allow the whiskies from individual casks to “marry”.'
Glenfarclas 15 Year
$134.99
A stalwart classic Speyside single malt, from one of Scotland's oldest family owned distilleries. Matured in Ex-Sherry and bottled at 46%. The 15 year is the flagship malt in the Glenfarclas core range, and also a favourite of both KWM customers and staff!
Bowmore 25 Year
$799.99
This quarter century old bottling of Bowmore has been a staple in their range for decades. Bottled at 43% after maturing in ex-Bourbon and Sherry casks.
Producer Description: "A whisky to be savoured slowly, every delicious drop of this exquisitely balanced malt has been matured for a quarter of a century in North American bourbon and Spanish sherry casks. Exceptional even by Bowmore's standards, our highly acclaimed Bowmore 25 Year Old exhibits the finest qualities of each."
Glengoyne 30 Year 46.8%
$1,519.99
Matured exclusively in Sherry Oak, the whisky is pricey at first glance, but compared to the likes of Macallan or Dalmore, it is a bargain!
Clynelish 14 Year
$109.99
Although the current Clynelish distillery was founded in 1967, it's origin can be traced to it's now demolished sister distillery, Brora. Founded in 1819 it was originally known as Clynelish. Interestingly in the 18thC. it was held in such high regard that the whisky was privately sold. Today the majority of Clynelish is destined for blending, with only a small amount for bottling as single malt.
Producer Description
Clynelish whisky is closer to an Island style than other mainland malts, with a complex and fragrant nose and an agreeable, long finish that leaves a lingering fresh-fruity flavour. This 14-year-old is a less heavyweight whisky that's deliciously drinkable and makes it an excellent aperitif.
Glenfarclas Family Cask 1983 W18
$2,564.99
This 1983 Glenfarclas Family Cask is from the Winter 2018 (W18) release, bottled at 48.8% after 35 years in a Refill Hogshead. 90.53pts Whiskybase
Glenfarclas Family Cask 1988 S22
$1,659.99
Distilled in 1988, the year Calgary hosted the world..., this Summer 2022 (S22) Glenfarclas Family Cask has been bottled at 49.5% after 33 years in a Refill Sherry Butt.
Glenfarclas Family Cask 1989 S22
$1,649.99
This Summer 2022 (S22) Glenfarclas Family Cask was distilled in 1989 and has been bottled after 32 years in a Sherry Butt at 52.3%. 90.05pts Whiskybase